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Archival print, framed and hung — a styled render, not the exact frame shipped.
Portraits, the Grand Match, and the Clubhouse Wall · Portraits of the Company
Sir James and Sir Alexander Macdonald
attributed to William Mosman, oil on canvas, 1740s · oil on canvas
What it is
The Macdonald brothers painted as children in the 1740s, golf clubs in hand.
Why it matters
The oldest golfing portrait we hold, and the first evidence on this wall that the game was something a Scottish family taught its sons.
What to notice
They are dressed as miniature adults, because that is how children were painted — but the clubs are real and sized for them.
The handicap starts younger than anyone admits.
Provenance
- Maker
- attributed to William Mosman, oil on canvas, 1740s
- Era
- The Feather Ball (1700–1848)
- Chapter
- The Golden Age
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Made
- 1749
- Figure
- Sir James Macdonald and Sir Alexander Macdonald
- Source
- National Galleries of Scotland (PG 2127) · PG 2127
Publicity
Clear — a long-deceased figure with no post-mortem right of publicity in play. Sold as history, freely and openly.
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
